The potential of OSL and TL for dating Late glacial and Holocene dune sands tested with independent age control of the Laacher See tephra (12 880 a) at the Section 'Mainz-Gonsenheim'

Authors
Radtke, U Janotta, A Hilgers, A Murray, AS
Citation
U. Radtke et al., The potential of OSL and TL for dating Late glacial and Holocene dune sands tested with independent age control of the Laacher See tephra (12 880 a) at the Section 'Mainz-Gonsenheim', QUAT SCI R, 20(5-9), 2001, pp. 719-724
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
QUATERNARY SCIENCE REVIEWS
ISSN journal
02773791 → ACNP
Volume
20
Issue
5-9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
719 - 724
Database
ISI
SICI code
0277-3791(200103)20:5-9<719:TPOOAT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and Thermoluminescence (TL) are app lied in this study to date a Lateglacial and Holocene aeolian sediment sequ ence. Quartz and potassium rich feldspars extracted from dune sands from we stern Germany were dated using both multiple-aliquot (MA) and single-aliquo t (SA) protocols for luminescence dating. This particular dune section was chosen for this test study, because an independent age control is provided by a horizon of the Laacher Seetephra (12,880 a). In contrast to the result s for potassium feldspars, which show underestimation of up to 25%, the qua rtz fraction provides promising results with respect to the presumed geolog ical ages. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.